MarathonRoad🇬🇧 Inverness, United Kingdom

Loch Ness Marathon

Sunday, 26 September 2027In 12 months · Start 10:00

Runners are bussed from Inverness to open moorland near Whitebridge, then follow the south-eastern shore of Loch Ness back to Inverness. Net downhill, but with a nasty climb at Dores around mile 18.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against caledoniangroupevents.co.uk, letsdothis.com.

Elevation gain

400 m

Hilly · ↓ 600 m

Highest point

380 m

above sea level

Temp at start

10°C

Peaks around 13°C

Entry fee

≈ $100

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

7h cut-off

Getting thereFly into ABZ (Aberdeen), about 141 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Hilly: about 400 m of climbing and 600 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

10°C

Peak during race

13°C

Humidity

78%

Chance of rain

36%

Wind

16 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 26 September ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 10:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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